{"product_id":"modernizing-patriarchy-katja-zvan-elliott-9781477312209","title":"Modernizing Patriarchy: The Politics of Women's Rights in Morocco","description":"\u003cp\u003eMorocco is hailed by academics, international NGO workers, and the media as a trailblazer in women's rights and legal reforms. The country is considered a model for other countries in the Middle East and North African region, but has Morocco made as much progress as experts and government officials claim? In \u003ci\u003eModernizing Patriarchy\u003c\/i\u003e, Katja Zvan Elliott examines why women's rights advances are lauded in Morocco in theory but are often not recognized in reality, despite the efforts of both Islamist and secular feminists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Morocco, female literacy rates remain among the lowest in the region; many women are victims of gender-based violence despite legal reforms; and girls as young as twelve are still engaged to adult men, despite numerous reforms. Based on extensive ethnographic research and fieldwork in Oued al-Ouliya, \u003ci\u003eModernizing Patriarchy\u003c\/i\u003e offers a window into the life of Moroccan Muslim women who, though often young and educated, find it difficult to lead a dignified life in a country where they are expected to have only one destiny: that of wife and mother. Zvan Elliott exposes their struggles with modernity and the legal reforms that are supposedly ameliorating their lives. In a balanced approach, she also presents male voices and their reasons for criticizing the prevailing women's rights discourse. Compelling and insightful, \u003ci\u003eModernizing Patriarchy\u003c\/i\u003e exposes the rarely talked about reality of Morocco's approach toward reform.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Katja Zvan Elliott\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 147731220X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781477312209\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 251\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.57d","brand":"Katja Zvan Elliott","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43935565873407,"sku":"9781477312209","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_86dcd381-59ec-4875-9681-56d50a76faa6.jpg?v=1681420544","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/modernizing-patriarchy-katja-zvan-elliott-9781477312209","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}